VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE:ABC) today increased the Company’s quarterly dividend rate 50 percent to $0.075 per common share from $0.05 per common share. The Board of Directors also authorized a $500 million increase in its existing $850 million share repurchase program, which allows the Company to repurchase its outstanding shares of common stock subject to market conditions. R. David Yost, AmerisourceBergen President & Chief Executive Officer, said, “Increasing our dividend and share repurchase program demonstrates continued confidence in our performance and our disciplined use of cash to deliver long-term value to our shareholders.”
